The Fake Daughter Took Everything, So I Destroyed Them

The day I finally returned from a four-year exile in the mountains was the day my family sold me off. My supposed childhood fiancé Ashton humiliated me in front of everyone.

"You should be on your knees thanking us," he sneered, staring down at me like I was a piece of trash. "Marrying a dying cripple is a massive step up for a country bumpkin like you."

Hours later, I stood outside my father's study, listening to a conversation that would shatter my reality forever.

"We speed up the inevitable," Ashton whispered. "If he dies suddenly, they'll tear the estate apart looking for someone to…